I opted to explore some more photo sharing tools and database tools.
PictureTrail has some fun tools and ways to display photos, but is not the easiest to use when it comes to trying to get the photo to display in WordPress. It is good to remember / know that Flickr is not the only [...]
Archive for February 12th, 2008
Thing 8: Sharing creations
Posted in Communication, tagged databases, photosharing on February 12, 2008 | No Comments »
Thing 7: Communication tools
Posted in Communication, tagged IM, SMS on February 12, 2008 | No Comments »
Email This is a Web 2.0 communication tool? Really? But, yes, my library system offers email classes, and I help patrons get started on creating an email account. With so many tasks being accomplished online (like doing taxes, which I’m avoiding today), a valid email address (and, for that matter, a junk email address) is [...]
Random Thought: tag clouds in the OPAC
Posted in Extra Credit :), tagged browsing, OPACs, tag clouds on February 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I would love to see more use of tag clouds in OPACs. The OCLC FictionFinder is an example of what I’d like to see more of. I can’t quite imagine yet how something like this would work for all the subject headings we see in our catalogs, but using a segment of the collection, like [...]
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